George Balanchine
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I like the idea of internationalizing this company.
You ask anybody who are the top choreographers in the world right now, and those [Wheeldon, McGregor and Ratmansky] are the three names
It was set in a labyrinth that was small and dark, like a prison, exactly the opposite of the fairy-tale fantasy most people expect
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British-born ballet star shone in two countries
GEORGINA Parkinson, who died aged 71, was a principal ballerina with Britain's Royal Ballet before spending three decades as ballet mistress of New York's leading company, American Ballet Theatre. A tall, beautiful and intelligent brunette, she had an |more
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Alice in Wonderland highlights National Ballet's new season
Wayne McGregor’s inventive 'Chroma' will come to Toronto in November. Karen Kain is hoping to lure Toronto audiences down a rabbit hole with a new, family-friendly work by one of today's hottest choreographers. Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures |more
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Dancing to the White Stripes, and a little bit of Alice
...along with Crystal Pite's mysterious Emergence , which successfully made its debut in Toronto last spring, and George Balanchine's Serenade . The winter mixed program features a third company premiere with Russian Seasons by Alexei Ratmansky, now of American... |more
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Operatic Style Designed to Suit Your Living Room
AT the end of “La Bohème,” as Puccini envisioned the opera, the frail seamstress Mimi dies in bed in a garret overlooking the rooftops of Paris, attended by only her five bohemian cronies. As seen live on Swiss television in September, she boarded an |more
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Joffrey Ballet Announces 2010-2011 Chicago Season
Be the first to comment! The company will open with a program that will run October 13-24 and include Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain and George Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto, along with one additional work to be |more
